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As a serious hunter, you don’t make any apologies for demanding the best from your equipment. Hunting season is just too short to take chances on products that might not deliver the goods. At Southern Outdoor Technologies, they understand this and have built a stellar reputation on maximizing your time in the field with products…
In 2006, GON began sounding the alarm about the impacts coyotes were having, specifically on deer fawns. Dozens of articles and a decade later, the evidence is overwhelming. Coyotes have hammered deer, dropping fawn survival rates so low that deer hunting is being restricted through increased buck-only days to limit harvest. Talked to a turkey…
A great recipe for bass fishing would be to start with Clarks Hill, add in the month of May, stir in blueback herring, and you have action that is hard to beat. Clarks Hill has always been a spring favorite of bass fishermen, and the introduction and expansion of blueback herring has made the May…
The Georgia Big Deer Contest is the oldest continuously operating big-deer competition in the state. It’s not the only contest, but it does have the longest uninterrupted history. Georgia’s DNR founded the annual contest back in 1968 for deer harvested during the 1967 season. Deer hunting was just making a comeback after years of restocking…
West Point: Level: 2.7 feet below full pool. Temp: High 60s. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “May is usually a great month for bass fishing in general. Largemouth can be caught on several different patterns and usually in fairly shallow water. Some fish will still be on bed in May. Topwaters,…
Weiss: Level: 5 inches below full pool. Temp: 64-65 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Mark Collins reports, “Bass fishing is great, and they are shallow and moving into the spawning coves. Some fish are starting to cruise the banks, and some fish are starting to spawn. Shallow-running crankbaits, spinnerbaits and jigs are doing well.” Crappie:…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 67-69 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Tournament angler Clayton Batts reports, “The fish are in all three stages of the spawn right now. I have caught them at Tobesofkee all the way to the end of May sight fishing when the water was clear. The bedding fish with be in the…
Seminole: Level: Full pool. Temp: 69 degrees. Clarity: Heavy stain. Bass: Fair. Tournament angler Matt Baty reports, “The recent shad spawn on the lake is definitely making the fishing a little better, but with the water still fairly muddy, fishing is not as good as it should be. When looking for a shad spawn, look…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “The redfish and trout fishing has been a little off, but the whiting and sheepshead have been hot. The whiting bite has been just short of incredible. I have had a lot of 4-hour trips with around 100 or more fish. The whiting will bite all summer, but the…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 65-69 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Linesides: Guide Mark Smith reports, “May is the time of year when we change from spring to summer. The first of the month we will still be fishing like April, and by the end of the month, we will be fishing like it is June. The…
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